Ever find yourself scratching your head not just in confusion but because of an itch that just won't quit? Well, you might be hosting an unwanted guest: scalp ringworm. Despite its name, this culprit ...

Tinea is commonly known as ringworm, a fungal infection that can be found anywhere on the body. It gets its name because of the circular rash it causes. The name of the infection is determined by ...

GENTINAL super fungus’ is likely already in Britain and spreading, experts have warned. Four people in the United States have ...

Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII (TMVII) is an emerging dermatophyte fungus that may be spread during sex, according to ...

31 in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a journal of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to the report, all five cases of sexually transmitted ringworm so far ...

Doctors in New York City are chronicling the first known United States cases of sexually transmitted ringworm (Trichophyton mentagrophytes).

The fungal infection, also known as ringworm elsewhere on the body, "can spread through sexual contact and cause lesions on the genitals," the CDC said.

Despite its name, ringworm doesn’t have anything to do ... according to a new report by the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All cases involved men aged 30-39 who had recently ...

A fungus that can cause lesions and take months to treat is the focus of a warning from the CDC, following the discovery of cases in the U.S.

Doctors in New York City are describing the first known U.S. cases of sexually transmitted ringworm, which can cause a nasty ...

a journal of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Advertisement According to the report, all five cases of sexually transmitted ringworm so far documented in the United States ...